Exhibits & Events

Ongoing Events

thru 6/15 10AM-4PM Mon. thru Fri. Kachinas: The Spirit of the Hopi exhibit of handcrafted dolls & artifacts, including wedding dress at CE Smith Museum of Anthropology, Cal State East Bay campus, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward (510) 885 3104. Closed May 26.

now thru July 13 Fashion Conscious: An Exhibition of Sustainable Fashion, UC Davis Design Museum, 145 Walker Hall, Davis. Exhibiting designers & companies developed clothing alternatives. The objects on display represent a variety of sustainable approaches with existing fabrics or utilizing new environmentally friendly textiles, to reformulating the very idea of how garments are worn & constructed. (530) 752-6150 www.designmuseum.ucdavis.edu

thru Aug. 30 noon-5PM Wed. thru Sat. Art & Artifice: 75 years of Design at SF Ballet, displayed by SF Performing Arts Library, War Memorial Veterans Bldg., 401 Van Ness Ave., SF www.mpdsf.org

thru Sept. 7 2nd Skin: Imaginative Designs in Digital & Analog Clothing, at the Exploratorium, Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon St., SF. Artworks feature heated clothing, electroluminescent wire, soft circuitry, & other new materials. The Clothesline Project shows off creative works by visitors. (415) 561 0361. www.exploratorium.edu/events

through Sept. 7: 18th cent. French Liturgical Vestments display: ensemble of 9 pieces made of red velvet, lavishly embroidered in gold & polychrome silk & preserved by a family who claim descent from a lady-in-waiting to Marie-Antoinette. Rare not only for their splendor and artistry, but as well for having survived the French Revolution of 1789. deYoung Art Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Gdn Dr., GG Park, SF. (415) 750 3627 www.textileartscouncil.org While there, see five striking embroidered mantles of Turkmen tribes, part of the For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving exhibit

thru Sept. 30 Lace I Love exhibit at Lacis: from dusty trunks, drawers & rag bins, the precious often merging with the less precious. Recycling the glory by embellishment or combination with other elements to offer another life to the past, some of this lace was discolored from age & the fear of washing. Most of the pieces had an identifying tag, many of them attached by rusty pins or wound on cardboard. Along with lengths of vintage machine laces were snippets of exquisite whitework embroidery & lace edgings cut from pillow covers, slips & bloomers, long since retired. Exhibit offers inspiration as to how such lace can be enjoyed through display, how it can be protected & preserved for other generations, how it can be identified and why it should be loved. While there, if before August 2, also see Beyond the Pattern: The Quintessence of Fashion, costume from 1700 to 1870, celebrating applied hand work, fabric manipulation, embroidery, & lace, hand embroidered cuffs, carefully lace-edged baby shirts, & lovingly quilted house coats. Lacis Museum of Lace & Textiles, 2983 Adeline St., Berkeley. (510) 843-7290 www.lacismuseum.org

Breast Cancer Quilt Auction 2008: Honor a loved one with donation between now and Sept. of new fundraising quilt (any size, design but must be quilted, not tied) for fall auction at Sutter Cancer Center in midtown Sacramento, Calif. Drop-off locations & other details (916) 392-1825 or email quiltauction@sbcglobal.net

Seminar 2008
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If you have an Event or Exhibit you would like to add to the list, please email Christine Anderson

6/17-8/24 10-5 Tu-Sun. Pun Intended: The Appliqued Wit of Dorothy Vance at SJ Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 S. First St., San Jose, 2-block walk from local rail line. Admsn.$6.50 gen'l, $5 seniors & students; free 1st Fridays. Opening reception 2-4PM 6/22. 14 folk art quilts made until her 2007 death at age 77. Exhibition Beyond Knitting: Uncharted Stitches features sculptural art knitting for wall art, including ethereal wire sculptures finger-knitted by Czech artist Blanka Sperkova. Arrive early 1-2 PM Sun. 6/22 for slide lecture, The New World of Knitting, by Adrienne Sloane. (408) 971 0323 www.sjquiltmuseum.org

June Deadline Calif. State Fair needlework entries Handbook, entry forms via pdf. files online www.bigfun.org/fair/competitions or phone (916) 263-3146. Your $9 entry fee could lead to First Place $70 premium cash prize in competition Divisions 180-185 Needlework (Counted X-st., Samplers, Needlepoint, Hardanger, Surface Embroidery incl Brazilian, Cutwork, Redwork, Silk) or Divisions 155-165 Fiber Arts (crochet, knit, basketry, lace). Our State Fair runs August 15-Sept. 1.

Sat.-Wed. June 14-18 8:30-5:30 Neptune's Gallery needlework exhibit Greater Pacific Region EGA Stitchers' Ottersea, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove displayed at Kiln bldg. near main entrance. The public can visit regional exhibit of quilts, beading, counted thread & canvas embroideries. Also free is the Shopping Boutique to make purchases from Wendy Lee Petroglyphs, Ruth Kern Books, and Madonna Needleworks, as well as buy $1 Ottertunity tickets on Chapter fundraising "baskets". Ours is She Sews Seashells Down by the Seashore. Those who wish to stay later for Merchandise Night 7:30 PM 6/14 in Fred Farr bldg. can buy from designer teachers who come from throughout USA. Details on Seminar 2008 page on website http://www.ega-gpr.org/Seminar2008.html

6/14-15 10AM-5PM Quilts by the Bay wearable art & 200 quilts display, boutique & garage sale by Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, Seaside HS Gym, 2200 Noche Buena St., Seaside, CA $7 admsn. Featured guest artist Mary Ellen Parsons www.mpqg.org

Sat. 6/21 10-5 Love That Rose with Arlene Baker: formed by working an increasing, then decreasing "ladder stitch" with wire. 3 dimensional stamens, flower centers & petals are formed using variations of the French beading "loop" technique, all skill levels welcome. $90 teaching fee.

Sun. 6/22 10-5 1940s Sequins & Beads Felt Brooches with Arlene Baker: Recreate miniature works of art stitching vintage sequins and beads on hand-painted felt, trim and stuff with batting to make the brooch with muted or vibrant color palettes. The hand-painted felt designs, batting, cording and photo and directions unique to each design are $15 (Basket of Flowers) and $11 (Stylized Bow). $90 teaching fee at The Sewing Workshop Sewing & Arts School, 2010 Balboa St., SF 415-221-7397 http://www.thesewingworkshop.com

Sun. 6/22 noon-4PM Victorian Artworks Afternoon, costumes required (1870-1890) Redwood Park, Oakland Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild event. Bring lunch, needlework & crafts, paints & pencils for nature-inspired activities. $15 www.gbacg.org

Sat. 6/28 10AM Golden Waterfalls, Windblown Pines: the story of kimono with Betsy Sterling Benjamin in Koret Auditorium, deYoung Art Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Gdn Dr., GG Park, SF. (415) 750 3627 $10 admsn. This was the curator of the touring Rozome Masters of Japan exhibition; she is a rozome wax resist textile artist too. Lecture includes images from the revered Ningen Kokuho (Living National Treasures).www.textileartscouncil.org

Sat. July 5 Doors Open 6:45PM; Dance Lesson 7PM; Dancing Begins 8 PM: Emerald City Ball at Masonic Lodge of San Mateo. Tickets (discount by advance order, details from sponsor: PEERS, 2144 B Buena Vista Ave., Alameda CA 94501). See the Wizard at a ball in the glorious capital city of Oz. Fantasy or period costume (Medieval to Edwardian) or a combination admired but not required and, of course, green attire & costumes inspired by the Oz universe will be very welcome. Vintage or modern evening dress is also appropriate since the most unusual visitors do occasionally arrive in the Land of Oz. Enjoy Edwardian ballroom dance music and the Great Wizard's own favorite Ragtime tunes from his distant native star Amerika. Knowing the Great and Mighty Wizard's talent for organizing grand balls, there will also probably be music & dance performances at half-time as well as some DJ dance music at intermission. http://www.peers.org

Tues. July 15 7:30PM Quinn Zander Corum from Oregon, RPCV India, featured in Speaking in Cloth: 6 Quilters, 6 Voices, presentation at SF Quilters¹ Guild SF Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Ch, 7777 Geary Blvd (entrance on 42nd Ave. rear of brick bldg.), San Francisco, CA. $3 admsn. www.sfquiltersguild.org

7/26 Registration Deadline for Aug. 2 & 3 Sat. 9:30to4:30, Sun. noon to 4:30 Hardanger Workshop by Ele Schwartz at The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale. $75 Ten hours instruction, beginner materials kit $8, intermediate matls avail. Info (408) 730-4695 or email jamele1@earthlink.net

Sun. 7/27 SF EGA Chapter public Stitch-in to embroider on baby clothes, promote the guild as well as our service to HPP. Location details from Cheryl Swanson (749-1779). This summer collect your travel tolietries (unopened shampoo, soaps, etc.) to include in our fall donation trip to HPP.

Sun. 8/3 1-3:30PM Crewel Stitch In, Pacifica home of Stephanie Vinces

Sat. Aug. 9 Mystery Field Trip. For SF EGA Chapter Board meeting location & our textile shopping plans, call before 9AM President Anne Holly (415) 239-7838.

August 9 through Nov 1, 2008, Embroidered Lace and Lacy Embroidery, Pulled thread, drawn thread, Limerick lace, Carrickmacross lace, tambour, surface embroidery, cutwork and many other beautiful textiles from the collection. The Lace Museum, 552 S. Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 408-730-4695 www.thelacemuseum.org tours can be arranged during museum hours, Tues -Sat, 11 - 4, $3 per person

Aug. 16-Sept. 7 noon-5PM Wed. thru Sat., to 4PM Sundays Sta Cruz Art League: 4th Annual Fiber Art Exhibit, wearables, woven, basketry, needlework pieces juried by slides due June 20 (pdf. entry form from website). Sat. Aug. 23 2-3PM fashion show, 3-5 PM reception, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz (831) 426-5787 www.scal.org

Tues. Aug. 19 7:30 PM lecture Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr of FunQuilts, contemporary design studio in Oak Park,IL, who make heirloom contemporary quilts & design fabric. SF Quilters¹ Guild SF Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Ch, 7777 Geary Blvd (entrance on 42nd Ave. rear of brick bldg.), San Francisco, CA. $3 admsn. www.sfquiltersguild.org